Left Side of the Aisle #151

Left Side of the Aisle
for the week of March 20-26, 2014

This week:

Good News: low-wage workers open another front
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2014/03/1502-good-news-mcdonalds-bending-on.html
http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2014/03/14/mcdonalds-wage-theft-suits-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/13/mcdonalds-wage-theft-lawsuits_n_4957593.html
http://www.salon.com/2014/03/13/breaking_mcdonalds_workers_mount_class_action_suits_in_three_states/
http://pando.com/2014/01/23/the-techtopus-how-silicon-valleys-most-celebrated-ceos-conspired-to-drive-down-100000-tech-engineers-wages/

Good News: it's a SNAP
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/03/14/1284767/-John-Boehner-s-ready-to-pop-an-orange-aneurysm-over-states-cheating-to-preserve-food-stamps
http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap
http://campaigns.dailykos.com/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=798
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/03/03/1281840/-New-York-and-Connecticut-take-action-against-food-stamp-cuts
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/03/06/1282668/-Pennsylvania-will-avert-food-stamp-cuts-in-a-surprise-move-from-Corbett
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/03/13/1284322/-YES-Oregon-becomes-fourth-state-to-block-food-stamp-cuts-and-restore-all-funding
http://www.abcfoxmontana.com/story/24960217/gov-bullock-takes-action-against-2m-cut-to-snap
http://www.rifuture.org/how-chafee-just-saved-our-economy-from-a-124-million-hit.html
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/03/18/mass-moves-head-off-cuts-food-stamps/dITslHLcP90xtH2rBGW5kO/story.html
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2014/03/1507-clown-award-rep-paul-ryan.html

Update: Ukraine
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/18/world/europe/ukraine-crisis/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/15/moscow-protest-crimea_n_4969970.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular
http://news.yahoo.com/thousands-moscow-protest-russias-action-crimea-003037662.html
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/03/18/ukraine-crimea-shooting-soldier-killed/6576697/
http://www.salon.com/2014/03/08/35_countries_the_u_s_has_backed_international_crime_partner/

Update: Keystone XL
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2014/02/1456-state-of-keystone.html
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2014/02/1464-keystone-xl-and-jobs-lie.html
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2014/03/1494-update-keystone-xl-pipeline.html
http://www.salon.com/2014/03/13/the_state_departments_keystone_review_is_riddled_with_conflicts_of_interests/
http://act.350.org/letter/a_million_strong_against_keystone/
http://insideclimatenews.org/content/60-pro-keystone-xl-comments-tied-industry-group-says

Clown Award: Wyoming
http://www.nextgenscience.org/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/07/wyoming-next-generation-science_n_4922333.html
http://trib.com/news/local/education/wyoming-first-state-to-block-new-science-standards/article_5d0ec624-6b50-5354-b015-ca2f5f7d7efe.html
http://www.salon.com/2014/03/14/wyoming_chooses_fossil_fuels_over_science_education/

Outrage of the Week: fraud about prosecuting mortgage fraud
http://www.justice.gov/oig/reports/2014/a1412.pdf
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/03/13/u-s-overstates-efforts-to-prosecute-mortgage-fraud-watchdog-says/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_php=true&_type=blogs&_php=true&_type=blogs&ref=politics&_r=2
http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2014/02/our-genius-overlords.html

Everything You Need to Know: what's wrong with the economy
http://www.salon.com/2014/03/14/new_report_bankers_bonuses_more_than_double_full_time_minimum_wage_workers_pay/
http://www.bls.gov/cps/minwage2012tbls.htm#9
http://www.ips-dc.org/reports/wall_street_bonuses_and_the_minimum_wage